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Title: question about Mandell's blocked punt Post by: roll tide roll on December 02, 2013, 07:52:32 AM When the punt was blocked it was touched by an au player. That makes it a live ball. Correct? There are no protected players on a live ball. Correct? So, BAMA coverage guys should have/could have run down field decapitated the au return man, before he touched the ball, picked up the ball and run in for a TD; or BAMA coverage guys could have fielded the punt and run in for a score, or taken possession at the point of recovery. Is this still the rule, or am I dating myself? Title: Re: question about Mandell's blocked punt Post by: SUPERCOACH on December 02, 2013, 10:34:10 AM I am not sure about that one. Can we advance our own blocked punt? I know the defense can. I may be confusing the college rule and the NFL rule.
:dunno: Title: Re: question about Mandell's blocked punt Post by: pmull on December 02, 2013, 10:37:13 AM I think the rule is the kicking team can advance a blocked kick behind the line of scrimmage only.
Title: Re: question about Mandell's blocked punt Post by: Chechem on December 02, 2013, 11:23:07 AM I think the rule is the kicking team can advance a blocked kick behind the line of scrimmage only. True. And decapitation is illegal (except in Kazakhstan). :lol2: Title: Re: question about Mandell's blocked punt Post by: roll tide roll on December 02, 2013, 01:02:05 PM I am not sure about that one. Can we advance our own blocked punt? I know the defense can. I may be confusing the college rule and the NFL rule. :dunno: I might be confusing them as well. I think the rule is the kicking team can advance a blocked kick behind the line of scrimmage only. I am not arguing with you. I am simply discussing for clarification. So, team A blocks team B's punt, and the punt lands one foot in front of the LOS. B/c team B cannot advance its own punt they have to wait for team A to touch the ball before it becomes live again? Obviously, downing of the ball by team B would be an option. It seems that if a kicked ball can touch a player on the receiving team and be ruled live and free then a block (touch by player on receiving team) would lead to the same thing. Title: Re: question about Mandell's blocked punt Post by: carl childers on December 02, 2013, 01:07:39 PM Touching of a scrimmage kick is ignored as far as change of possession in or behind the neutral zone. If the ball is recovered behind the neutral zone by the kicking team it can be advanced
Title: Re: question about Mandell's blocked punt Post by: roll tide roll on December 02, 2013, 02:02:53 PM Touching of a scrimmage kick is ignored as far as change of possession in or behind the neutral zone. If the ball is recovered behind the neutral zone by the kicking team it can be advanced Thanks. Title: Re: question about Mandell's blocked punt Post by: Peewee from Grand Bay on December 03, 2013, 11:59:41 AM I am not sure about that one. Can we advance our own blocked punt? I know the defense can. I may be confusing the college rule and the NFL rule. :dunno: I might be confusing them as well. I think the rule is the kicking team can advance a blocked kick behind the line of scrimmage only. I am not arguing with you. I am simply discussing for clarification. So, team A blocks team B's punt, and the punt lands one foot in front of the LOS. B/c team B cannot advance its own punt they have to wait for team A to touch the ball before it becomes live again? Obviously, downing of the ball by team B would be an option. It seems that if a kicked ball can touch a player on the receiving team and be ruled live and free then a block (touch by player on receiving team) would lead to the same thing. Title: Re: question about Mandell's blocked punt Post by: carl childers on December 04, 2013, 02:38:25 PM I am not sure about that one. Can we advance our own blocked punt? I know the defense can. I may be confusing the college rule and the NFL rule. :dunno: I might be confusing them as well. I think the rule is the kicking team can advance a blocked kick behind the line of scrimmage only. I am not arguing with you. I am simply discussing for clarification. So, team A blocks team B's punt, and the punt lands one foot in front of the LOS. B/c team B cannot advance its own punt they have to wait for team A to touch the ball before it becomes live again? Obviously, downing of the ball by team B would be an option. It seems that if a kicked ball can touch a player on the receiving team and be ruled live and free then a block (touch by player on receiving team) would lead to the same thing. That's not quite accurate. Possession does not change when the ball is kicked. The kick has to pass the LOS. If a scrimmage kick, in this case a punt, does not cross the neutral zone, the kicking team may advance it. If the kick passes the LOS and is muffed, the kick can be recovered by the kick team but not advanced, since the kick has not ended. If the kick is possessed by the receiving team and then fumbled, the ball can be advanced by the kicking team if recovered. Title: Re: question about Mandell's blocked punt Post by: Peewee from Grand Bay on December 05, 2013, 08:08:29 AM I am not sure about that one. Can we advance our own blocked punt? I know the defense can. I may be confusing the college rule and the NFL rule. :dunno: I might be confusing them as well. I think the rule is the kicking team can advance a blocked kick behind the line of scrimmage only. I am not arguing with you. I am simply discussing for clarification. So, team A blocks team B's punt, and the punt lands one foot in front of the LOS. B/c team B cannot advance its own punt they have to wait for team A to touch the ball before it becomes live again? Obviously, downing of the ball by team B would be an option. It seems that if a kicked ball can touch a player on the receiving team and be ruled live and free then a block (touch by player on receiving team) would lead to the same thing. That's not quite accurate. Possession does not change when the ball is kicked. The kick has to pass the LOS. If a scrimmage kick, in this case a punt, does not cross the neutral zone, the kicking team may advance it. If the kick passes the LOS and is muffed, the kick can be recovered by the kick team but not advanced, since the kick has not ended. If the kick is possessed by the receiving team and then fumbled, the ball can be advanced by the kicking team if recovered. fixed the format - Chech |